Where does “একটু” come from?

একটু (Bengali) comes from Bengali এক, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀏𑀓, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

একটু (Bengali): a bit, a little

Definitions

  1. a bit, a little

Ancestry of “একটু”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliএকone
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓one
3Ashokan Prakrit𑀏𑀓one
4Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
5Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
6Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →